Alister Jack rejects indyref2 calls as he holds on to seat
Scottish Secretary Alister Jack has said Boris Johnson should not grant the power to hold a second independence referendum, despite the SNP’s General Election gains.
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Leonard tries to harden Scottish Labour’s line against second independence vote
Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard yesterday said he did not believe the SNP has an indyref2 mandate.
David Mundell hails Scottish Tories’ record as he warns against SNP ‘division’
David Mundell has hailed the Conservative Party’s record in Scotland as he claimed the “only job ” of SNP MPs is to secure another independence vote.
Analysis: Was Boris Johnson’s Scottish visit a success?
Boris Johnson yesterday tried to suggest that the “warm” reception he got from a hen party at Aberdeen International Airport was proof that he was liked north of the border.
Ruth Davidson ‘disappointed’ by David Mundell’s sacking
Ruth Davidson was last night said to be “disappointed” that Boris Johnson had sacked David Mundell as Scottish Secretary.
Who is the new Scottish Secretary Alister Jack?
Alister Jack has been named the new Scottish Secretary after David Mundell was brutally sacked in Boris Johnson's Brexit reshuffle.
Tories are ‘bigger threat to the Union than the SNP’, MP claims
The Tories are now a "bigger thereat to the Union" than the SNP, shadow Scottish secretary Lesley Laird has claimed.
Scotland Office criticised for spending almost £24,000 in two months on advertising
Scottish Secretary David Mundell has been criticised for signing off on almost £24,000 worth of advertising in just two months.
OPINION: David Mundell on 20-years of devolution
Like all of us in the first intake of MSPs elected to the new Scottish Parliament in 1999, I was delighted and slightly daunted.
Fears that race for Downing Street could hold up confirmation of Moray growth deal
Fears have been raised that the imminent shake-up of the UK Government could delay confirmation of a £200 million funding boost for Moray.
Dan O’Donoghue: Is David Mundell the last Secretary of State for Scotland?
David Mundell has been a fixture at the Cabinet table for more than four years, serving as Scottish secretary under both David Cameron and Theresa May - no mean feat in these turbulent political times.
Scottish Secretary David Mundell says he will never back Boris Johnson in leadership vote
Scottish Secretary David Mundell has said he will not be supporting Boris Johnson in any of the Tory leadership votes.
Relationship between Scottish and UK governments has ‘broken down’
The relationship between the Scottish and UK governments has "broken down" and urgent constitutional reform is required to restore trust, an influential Commons committee has said.
Mike Russell hits out at ‘toxic’ Westminster Brexit bubble
Mike Russell has said the UK Government is operating in a "toxic bubble of its own" on Brexit, amid continuing tensions over the level of information sharing between Westminster and Holyrood.
Scotland’s rural economy will ‘suffer serious damage’ if no-deal plan implemented
Scotland's rural economy will suffer "serious damage" if the government's no-deal Brexit plan is ever implemented, MPs have heard.
David Mundell says coming out as gay was ‘one of the most difficult things’ he has done
Scottish Secretary David Mundell has described coming out as gay as "one of the most difficult things" he has ever done.
Second Brexit referendum would unleash protests ‘in every town and city across the UK’
A second referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union would cause civil unrest across the country, Scottish Secretary David Mundell has warned.
Fishermen remain uncertain despite funding pledge by Secretary of State for Scotland
The Secretary of State for Scotland yesterday visited the north-east to pledge £16 million for the Scottish fishing industry and propose the fight for fishing rights be enshrined in law - but his words failed to convince the region's fisherman.
North-east trawlerman in support of Brexit deal while it helps fish processors
Celebrity fishing skipper and seafood chief Jimmy Buchan welcomed Secretary of State for Scotland David Mundell into Peterhead Fish Market yesterday.
David Mundell pledges ‘watertight commitment’ to get best Brexit fishing deal
The responsibility to fight for better fishing rights for the UK after Brexit will be “enshrined in law” under new proposals tabled by the Scottish Secretary.
Theresa May strives to win country round to deal
Theresa May will send dozens of her ministers to all corners of the country today as she fights to keep her Brexit deal alive ahead of next week’s Commons vote.
Boris Johnson warns Brexit deal could sink Scottish fishing industry
Former foreign secretary and arch-Brexiteer Boris Johnson has warned the EU will not stop until it has “worked out a way to plunder the waters of Scotland for their fish”.
Sturgeon must ‘open her ears’ and listen to Scotland, says Mundell
Scottish Secretary David Mundell will today tell Nicola Sturgeon to “open her ears” and “hear what Scotland is actually saying” about Theresa May’s Brexit deal.
UK will not lower its standards for food imports, insists minister
A UK minister has ruled out lowering standards for food imports to secure post-Brexit trade deals, insisting it would be “commercial madness” that would cause “untold damage”.
Mundell says he ‘could not support’ extension to CFP rules beyond 2020
Scottish Secretary David Mundell has pledged the UK will leave the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) in 2020 no matter what and promised to fight any effort by the EU to grab greater fishing rights.
Sturgeon to meet May amid escalating Brexit tensions
Theresa May is today poised for a head-to-head with Nicola Sturgeon amid escalating tensions with the Scottish Government over her Brexit divorce deal.
May under pressure amid resignations and emerging plot
Scottish Secretary David Mundell has insisted he will not be “bounced into resigning” by “carpetbagger” Cabinet colleagues after a string of ministers quit in protest at Theresa May’s deal.
David Mundell ambushes Theresa May over fishing rights
Scottish Conservatives led by David Mundell have warned Theresa May they cannot support a Brexit deal that fails to restore “complete control and full sovereignty” over UK fishing waters.
Cabinet signs off on Brexit divorce deal after marathon 5-hour meeting
Theresa May declared last night she believes in the Brexit divorce deal with her “head and heart” as cabinet signed off on the near 600-page plans after an historic five-hour emergency meeting.
Mundell signals UK will not be bound by CFP after 2020
Scottish Secretary David Mundell has said the UK will not be bound by the EU Common Fisheries Policy beyond the end of 2020 “regardless of what else happens”.
Blackford warns against ‘economic self-harm’ as PM seeks deal in Brussels
SNP Westminster Leader Ian Blackford has accused the prime minister of “sheer irresponsibility”, warning any move by the UK Government to leave the EU without a deal would be “madness”.
V&A: Museum putting ‘fire in the belly’ of Dundonians
Before it has even welcomed its first guest, V&A Dundee has been hailed as providing a “fire in the belly” not seen in the City of Discovery for years.